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Egypt Gets Testy Over Ethiopia’s Giant Renaissance Dam

Tafline Laylin - June 14, 2013

As Ethiopia continues with its plans to build the Grand Renaissance Dam in order to meet the country's burgeoning energy shortfall, Egypt is starting...

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Dubai Sustainability City Phase 2 Awarded to Baharash Architecture

Tafline Laylin - June 14, 2013

Diamond Developers selected Baharash Architecture to plan the second of four phases of Dubai Sustainable City - a 46 hectare, 500 villa eco-development slated...

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Zaha Hadid Wins Bid for Futuristic Metro Station in Saudi Arabia

Tafline Laylin - June 12, 2013

Public transportation is not wildly popular in Saudi Arabia since fuel is so cheap and many households have private drivers to escort them from...

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Amazon Biosphere Office Combines Plants and People in Missed Opportunity

Faisal O'Keefe - June 12, 2013

Online retailer Amazon grabbed headlines with their plan to build a biosphere inside transparent glass orbs which will house its Seattle - based workforce...

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Lola the Donkey from Middle Eastern Play Runs Afoul of Belgian Police

Faisal O'Keefe - June 11, 2013

An "actress" performing at the Arab Cultural Center in Brussels ran up against the law for her odd public antics between shows. Belgian police...

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5 of Turkey’s Most Unsustainable Development Projects

Tafline Laylin - June 11, 2013

Turkey's Taksim square protest flared up last week when police took drastic measures to clear activists from Gezi Park- slated for destruction to make...

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Automated High-Tech Bins To Tighten Abu Dhabi Trash Collection

Faisal O'Keefe - June 9, 2013

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates receive free healthcare and education, and enjoy subsidized water, electricity and fuel. Men can claim free land and...

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Eco-Education Starts Young at New Green School in Israel

Tafline Laylin - June 7, 2013

Thinking and living in tune with nature is a way of life that is best started as early as possible, which is why we...

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Zaha Hadid Adds Star Power to Qatar World Cup

Tafline Laylin - June 6, 2013

Qatar's controversial 2022 World Cup planning got a burst of star power when renowned Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, who was one of Time Magazine's top 100...

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Qasr Garden Museum: Iranian Prison Transformed into a Hot Cultural Attraction

Tafline Laylin - June 5, 2013

An old prison in the heart of Tehran has been converted into an enormously popular tourist attraction. The Qasr prison is one of Iran's...

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WMS Metal Industries Sorts Recyclables and Makes $ With Push of Button

Karin Kloosterman - June 4, 2013

The United Arab Emirates is planning to ban non-biodegradable plastic products beginning next year, and it is possible it can work with the latest...

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Taksim Protest Not Just About Turkey’s Trees at Gezi Park

Faisal O'Keefe - June 3, 2013

Motivation behind Turkish demonstrations is more complicated than protection of public green space. Spotty media coverage blurs underlying causes; a real-life case of not...

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Turkish Lipstick Ban Reversed, But Booze Sales Get Corked

Faisal O'Keefe - October 12, 2021

Turkey is in the news for its social protests which may also be linked to this: a new Turkish law bans late night alcohol sales and requires boozy products to be smacked with warning labels.

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Russian Skywalkers Invade Middle East!

Faisal O'Keefe - June 2, 2013

Earlier this year, Russian photographers Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza, risking up to three years imprisonment (if caught)...

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Turkey’s Environment Protest Swings to General Protest Against PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Karin Kloosterman - June 2, 2013

It started as a peaceful protest against mall construction in Gezi park in Istanbul's Taksim Square, and it quickly led to a full-blown protest...

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